Arcesine (Karpathos)

Mosaic from the early church dating from the 4th or 5th century

Arcesine or Arkesine (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκεσίνη), also known as Arceseia or Arkeseia (Ἀρκέσεια or Ἀρκέσσεια),[1] was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Karpathos. Its name is only preserved in an inscription containing the tribute of the Delian League.[2] The site of Arcesine was identified by Ludwig Ross as the modern Arkasa, situated upon a promontory in the middle of the west coast of the southern part of the island.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  2. ↑ Athenian Tribute Lists
  3. ↑ Ludwig Ross, Reisen auf den Griech. Inseln, vol. iii. p. 50. (in German)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Carpathus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

35°28′45″N 27°07′13″E / 35.47923°N 27.120378°E / 35.47923; 27.120378

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